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y Be it known that I, ANDREW V. RYDEPt, of Germano, in the county of Harrison, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horse Rakes and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying draivings, and to thesletters of referencemarked thereon. I

My invention consif mainly in a peculiar arrangement of levers for working the rake by treadleaction in discharging the hay, and in lholding down the teeth while the rake is lling, and also in the use of peculiar; springsfor pressing down the separate teeth, and in other improvements.

My improvements relate to horse relies in common use, the general construction of which may correspond to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a top view ;l and l Figure 2 is a side view, the Wheels being removed to show the skein on the axle.

A. peculiar lever, which is bow-shaped at its forward end, has the two branches of its rear end hinged to two arms, B, xed in the rake-head C. This lever is also. hinged to'two links, D, which in ltlurn are hinged to the front cross-bar, E, oi' the machine. This lever carries a foot-piece ortreadle, a. Another lever, F, has its I,

fulcrum suppported onthe same crossbar,fand, working under the bow end of lever A, serves to'lock the latter and hold the teeth down, as seen in black lines', lig. 2, the drivers foot resting on the upper end of the lever F. When the driver Wishes to elevate the rake teeth, as seen in red lines, fig. 2, he puts his foot on the foot-piece or treadle a, and thus raises the teeth. When he-removes his foot the teeth fall by their ovvn Weight and then the levers are again locked, as above mentioned. Each tooth of the rake has a separate Wire spring, G, to press each tooth down independently, in orderr to rake through low or rough places. The rake-head is secured tc the axle by peculiar bearings, H, which are fastened to the axlelbya bolt forming part fof the bearing itself, and passing through the axle. These bearings are made broad in order to prevent them'from wearing the wooden head. They are also placed at the ends of the rake-head, so that they may not interfere with the small springs G, and the motion of the. small rod L, employed in holding these springs and the teeth. The spindle of the axle is coveredby a thimble, I, in order to prevent the wear vof the wooden axle. When the rake teeth are elevated for passing from eld to ield they may be held up by means of a small hook, K, which catchesA one of the arms, B, when the latter is brought home uponthe axle. Y i

Ido not broadly claim the use of two levers'worked by treadle action, but conne my invention to the peculiar arrangement above described. v v l l Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, s-

The above-'describedconstruction and arrangement of the levers A and F, in combination with the` links D, for operating the rake by treadle action, substantially as set forth.

ANDREW v. RYDER.

Witnesses:

ALEX. B. ROBERTS, .THOMAS Moonn. 

